CHICAGO -- Rookie Kyle Schwarber smacked a three-run homer to lead the Cubs to a 5-4 victory over the Giants at Wrigley Field on Thursday night. Chicago moved a half-game ahead of San Francisco in the Wild Card race.
The Giants, who lead the National League in home runs in August, added two more as Brandon Belt hit a two-run shot in the fourth off Chicago starter Jason Hammel and Brandon Crawford added a two-run blast with two outs in the sixth off Tommy Hunter.
Giants starter Chris Heston took the loss, serving up Schwarber's homer, which was the first off the right-hander since May 23, ending a streak of 78 1/3 innings without one, the longest active streak for any starting pitcher.